Holiday Cocktail Bar

For a pretty bar setup, you don't have to have a complete set of glassware. Start a collection of interesting glasses by hitting up your local thrift shops and garage sales. Unify the look by keeping to a color theme: gold-accented glasses, blue-accented glasses or all clear. Plus, a variety of glasses helps your guests identify which glass is theirs!

Homemade Stirrers

Use holiday tinsel to make stir sticks for your cocktail station. Cut a small swatch of tinsel from an inexpensive garland available at any party store. Dab a drop of glue or wrap double-stick tape around the sharp end of a bamboo shish kebab skewer and simply wrap the piece of tinsel around the stick.

Rosemary Garnish

Make use of seasonal herbs like rosemary or sage not just in your cooking but in your cocktails, as well. Be sure to have a few options for garnish, a knife, a muddler and a stirrer on hand for mixing great drinks.